A Simple Complication called Life

Cough Relief!

During my annual cold I know it will ultimately lead to cough and so it did. I hate taking pills and cough syrup for the cough because it makes me sleepy. So I try some ghar ka nuska which has been carried forward from generation to generation. Mom would give it to me whenever I had cough but then I never like it. I agree that the taste is not that good but its effective and it has no side effect and when did medicine start becoming tasty? The home-made medicine is called kada.

Last year I had cough for more than a month. It was so bad that when I coughed in the office, everybody looked up to see if I had died. I have to admit I disappointed them every time. The home treatment finally worked. I could not get the recipe from Mom as she gets worried that I may be very sick. Then she knows that I will always be Maharahstrian. Finally got the recipe from a friend.

There is no fixed quantity and mostly depends on trial and error. Tulsi is optional because except in India, its very difficult to find Tulsi. Mix the content and boil for some time. The idea is that if you need one glass of kada then you boil two glass of water and keep it boiling till you have only one glass remaining.

I am no doctor and the last thing you could do is trust me blindly. The kada does work for me most of the time but if the cough persist. go see a doctor, please.

Ardra
My cough not cleared yet so will try this today. I have seen “Doghi” but haven’t written the review yet. I have to write a lot of Marathi movie reviews. “Doghi” was made by same people who made “Dahavi Pha” You will find the review of that movie here

La Louve
Davaii Kadvi hoti hai. Medicine is always bitter dear!
The header is from a long time ago. I had blogged about it long back.

Thank you so much for this recipe. My mom had a real bad cough and I used this to make kada for her and she has instant relief! I think she was more surprised that I knew how to make this. I always hear about kada in shows but I’m glad to know that this actually works.. Even home (India) away from home!